Foot Snare Traps for Bears Are Safe and Humane, as This Trapper Demonstrates with His Own Hand

Bear trapper shows us how safe and humane this trap is.

Using his own hand, this trapper shows us what this trap actually does.

Watch Normand Poitras, the bear trapper, show us all about this bear trap using his own hand.

Many people think of bear traps like the toothed variety from years past. Well, trapping technology has come a long way since that time.

The new style of bear trap is actually a spring-loaded foot hold trap that is offset, allowing the bear to remove his foot when caught. The bear is then secured by a cable that was applied by the sprung trap base.

This trap is both humane and completely safe compared to the old school variety of yesteryear.